Types of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of machinery that allows employees to carry out tasks without having to construct a scaffolding. They are utilized to do maintenance work, to work on elevated structures and are common equipment found in factory and warehouse environment also.
Boom lifts could typically offer wheeled and powered bases which can drive itself to the work location and have a platform on them to lift the workers. There are lots of various kinds of lifts and every one is suitable to different kinds of tasks and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks or cherry pickers, are built with a long boom which has a bucket attached at the end. This bucket area is where a worker may stand. Normally, bucket trucks are utilized by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers often utilize these machinery to cut trees.
Each bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a regular truck, that allows these vehicles to move swiftly on regular roads. Furthermore, this increases the area which this equipment can service efficiently. This is especially important for power companies. For instance, many of these businesses use cherry pickers to raise workers up so they can work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets must be inspected regularly and insulated properly since they are working near potential shock hazards.
Articulated boom lifts are also referred to as "knuckle lifts", and consist of a work platform that is mounted on an arm that can bend in order to reach around obstacles. The base of the lift includes a turntable and is capable of turning the lift in a full circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels also for extra mobility.
Articulated boom lifts are used for landscaping projects and are useful for maintenance work on already-completed projects which do not require easy access to the area directly below the jobsite. These lifts can be utilized to repair piping or exterior electrical work, and areas that are hard to clean. Normally knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the boom extended.